ian@loral.UUCP (Ian Kaplan) (07/12/85)
In article <2608@topaz.ARPA> JAFFE@RUTGERS.ARPA writes: >From: "Franz Mark"@LLL-MFE.ARPA > >He [Jerry Pournelle] said his account at MIT-MC was terminated by some >"graduate >student" in charge of accounting, who felt he did not have a >need for an account. He knows who this "graduate student" is, and he >refuses to grovel so that his account is reinstated. However, he asked >us to broadcast this little story - presumably so that MIT-MC will come >to him. ARPANET was created so that researchers could communicate with one another and share computing resources. DARPA funds MIT's access to the ARPANET for research, not so a science fiction writer of, shall we say, controversial talents, can have access. The "graduate student" in question should be commended for denying Mr. Pournelle access. I suspect that most of those in the computer science community have more than enough of Pournelle from his column in BYTE. This is born out be the abuse heaped on Pournelle while he was on the net. The views expressed here are mine and are not necessarily shared by the owners of this computer system. Ian Kaplan Loral Data Flow Group Loral Instrumentation (619) 560-5888 x4812 USENET: {ucbvax,decvax,ihnp4}!sdcsvax!sdcc6!loral!ian ARPA: sdcc6!loral!ian@UCSD USPS: 8401 Aero Dr. San Diego, CA 92123
psc@lzwi.UUCP (Paul S. R. Chisholm) (07/31/85)
< I can use my magic to change the color to red -- but I don't do windows. > In article <896@loral.UUCP>, ian@loral.UUCP (Ian Kaplan) writes: > ARPANET was created so that researchers could communicate with one > another and share computing resources. You're right. In fact, none of this sci-fi stuff belongs on ARPANET. And only researchers using micros on ARPA-sponsored projects should exchange information on microcomputers. -- -Paul S. R. Chisholm The above opinions are my own, {pegasus,vax135}!lzwi!psc not necessarily those of any {mtgzz,ihnp4}!lznv!psc telecommunications company. (*sigh* ihnp4!lzwi!psc does *NOT* work!!! Use above paths.) "It must be fast, and it must be red, and it must have windows."